TL;DR
Durability and Performance
The Heroine Make mascara is frequently mentioned as the most waterproof option, described as "hurricane proof" and capable of withstanding swimming, crying, and humid climates without smudging [3:1],
[4:8]. It is highly recommended for those looking for a mascara that can endure extreme conditions. However, it requires a strong makeup remover or the brand's own remover due to its staying power
[5:1].
Ease of Removal
While some waterproof mascaras are difficult to remove, others like the Covergirl Lash Blast in the Orange Tube offer a balance between durability and ease of removal. Users have noted that it stays put all day but can be removed with warm water and gentle rubbing [1:1],
[1:2]. This makes it a convenient choice for those who want long-lasting wear without the hassle of heavy-duty removers.
Drugstore Options
For those seeking affordable options available at local stores, Maybelline Volum' Express The Rocket and L'Oreal Paris Telescopic are popular choices. These mascaras are praised for their performance in humid conditions and during activities like swimming [4:2],
[5:2]. They provide good value for money and are easily accessible at places like Target or Ulta.
Specialty and High-End Brands
For those willing to explore beyond drugstore brands, Lancome Monsieur Big and Bobbi Brown No Smudge are mentioned as effective high-end options. These mascaras are known for their volumizing effects and ability to withstand daily wear without smudging [3:2],
[3:4]. They may require investment in a quality makeup remover for easy removal.
I am leaving for a week long trip down south in a few weeks and will be swimming a lot plus just in general out in sun/heat. I was hoping you guys could let me know what some of the best waterproof mascaras you’ve used before are so I can pick it up prior to going away.
Thanks in advance! ❤️
The only one that I had that is truly waterproof is Caliray's tubing mascara. It doesn't budge until you remove it. I've gone swimming with it and it didn't even smudge.
This mascara is so odd because yes swimming doesn't budge it at all but it comes off with warm water and gentle rubbing at the end of the day. It's my absolute favorite.
Yes! This one is SO good.
Thank you!
Not Sephora, but Heroine Make mascara from Japan (you can get it on Amazon). Be sure to also get the blue tube of remover. Shit won’t come off without it, it’s the best waterproof ever.
Amazing thank you!
>Amazing thank you!
You're welcome!
Clio kill lash is incredible! Amazon. I found it from Alexandra anele on YouTube
Thanks!!
For a week long trip I would actually opt to go for a lift & tint, no mascara needed!
The Covergirl Lash Blast in the Orange tube waterproof. It is harder to remove but legit stays all day and holds my curl. I’ve had my mascara last from 4am-midnight the next day while taking a nap on a flight. Still looked good when I went to take it off!
Awesome thank you!!
Ok everyone. I have tried probably 6 waterproof mascaras this summer and they’ve all let me down with raccoon eyes by midday.
Seriously, what brand do you all use for summer sweating? I mean I’m looking for all day lasting, no smudging, lashes.
Kiss Me Heroine. It's a Japanese brand so you would need to purchase from an Asian beauty store or Amazon. It's extremely waterproof and sweat proof. It's also quite difficult to remove so you would need a good cleansing balm or remover to get it off. Their eyeliner is fantastic too.
I love this one and I love that it comes in brown too! I use the Kose cleansing oil to remove it it works well
This is the one! I like the Long Up version best. You can swim with it on and it doesn’t budge
Heroine also makes a remover that's in a wand and that's what I've been using.
For me as well<<<
Tubing mascaras. The worst that can happen is you have to check for occasional flaking.
Use a primer and mascara within 20-30 seconds
L'Oreal air volume (blue tube)
Urban Decay Perversion Waterproof - has got me through a horrible break up and hot summers in Spain!
Hello! I’m looking for a waterproof mascara for the summer. I live in a very hot place and every mascara I’ve tried smudges under and above my eyes like crazy. I want to find a smudge proof mascara good for daily wear that can also resist if I go swimming... Is there such a thing or I would need separate ones for daily and for swim days? If possible, I prefer oversized wands with long, dense bristles for max volume. If anyone has any recommendations please send them my way. Thank you!
Lancome Monsieur Big waterproof mascara has worked well for me and I've tried many in the past, all price points. Good luck!
The blue telescopic L’Oreal waterproof mascara is good for swimming!!
Bobbi Brown No Smudge is great. Super lengthening and definitely budge proof. I also like the Jeffree Star F*ck Proof mascara if you want one that's more volumising.
Thanks for the suggestions! Is the Bobbi Brown one good for everyday wear or is it too harsh for that?
I would say it depends how you remove it. I would definitely use a cleansing oil (hers is great!) and a lash conditioner after.
Heroine Make (Japanese brand) is the most waterproof mascara I’ve ever tried. It’s hurricane proof really.
Thanks for the suggestion! Is it difficult to remove? I’d like to use it for daily wear if it’s not too harsh
I use an oil cleanser or Elf Cleansing Balm to remove it and it comes right off, much easier than soap and water or micellear water.
UD cannonball, I’ve gone swimming in it
From what I’ve seen that one has been discontinued.. Do you know if UD perversion is any good instead?
I have super watery eyes and right now I’m using the essence double trouble waterproof. It flakes off and is super annoying and I need something that is going to stay. Thanks in advance!
Maybelline Volum' Express The Rocket waterproof never ever flakes on me!
SECONDED, this is the best drugstore waterproof mascara ever. I’ve used it for years and it won’t even come off after a day in a waterpark!
Venture into Japanese and Korean mascara brands. My HG is the Kiss Me Heroine Make Volume & Curl Mascara. They also have a Long & Curl variant and they come in different formulations. They’re the best: I have oily lids and they don’t budge! They also hold up my lashes well. It’s a bit difficult to remove but you can get their mascara remover too or just use a normal cleansing oil/balm and buff it well into your lashes.
Kiss Me Heroine is my absolute favorite! I use their mascara remover, and it's super easy! It lasts through my Latin dance class and the ultra humid climate I live in. Great recommendation!
So happy it also worked well for you. :) As someone who lives through very humid summers, a long-lasting mascara is a must-have! I have tried lots and the Heroine Make one is the best out of all of them. ❤️ Hope OP considers trying it out too!
L’Oreal lash paradise!
This is the one. Stands up to swimming, crying, and my sweaty face.
Sweating, crying, 10+ hour restaurant shifts, concerts, walking to and from campus every day, this one really does it all. Just gotta be thorough with the makeup remover because it does NOT like to come off.
I don't know if this counts as drugstore but I love the Ulta Lash Flash tubing mascara. You won't get dramatic results but it seriously stays all day. I actually use it on my lower lashes or to seal a more voluminous mascara.
I’m a big fan of old school maybelline great lash waterproof. It works super well if you have natural length and volume, it won’t add it though. I have great lashes but if I want a false lash effect I curl and prime my lashes with lash primer then apply the great lash.
I second the old school maybelline!
So I need a good waterproof, and quick! Preferably one I can buy at Target/Ulta in Target or on Amazon, because I need it by Wednesday.
I was realizing this today when I was tearing up because of something school/work related and my Tarte tubing mascara started coming off…
The last day of school is Thursday and I want to look nice because it’s the last day AND because it’s MY last day at the school…but I know there will be lots of tears, so I know waterproof mascara is my only option. But the thing is, I don’t own any because I literally NEVER wear it!!
My natural lashes are already long, thick, black and curly, and I like DRAMATIC lash looks when I wear mascara or else I feel like it’s pointless.
My favorite mascaras at the moment are:
Because I don’t use waterproof mascara ever, I’d prefer something on the less expensive side, but I’d like something that will give me a similar effect as the two mascaras mentioned above.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!
i use the l'oréal paris mascara not 100% sure on the name but it's just a gold tube, i've been in the shower and beach with it and it's never rubbed off before. not sure if it's marketed as water proof though.
Telescopic?
searched it up it's the panorama one
hmm perhaps try Heroine Makeup mascara? i’ve cried and been in humid weather and it didn’t come off. takes a bit longer to remove though, you’ll need an oily makeup remover for your eyes or you can get the matching mascara remover!
Where do I find that?
Hey yall,
I am heading to Mexico soon, and I’m looking for suggestions on a real waterproof mascara - not ones that say waterproof but smudge and pill on your eyes.
What are your guys favorites? Really wanting something that holds a curl and doesn’t get a super weird texture - even after some swimming in the ocean and pool!
Heroine Make, the waterproof one. I swear it doesn’t budge! You’ll probably need to get the remover for it too
Tubing mascara!
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Judy doll!!
Clio kill lash is another Asian waterproof mascara that won’t budge.
I’ve tried on mascaras claiming to be waterproof, but after a few hours they smudge and give me panda eyes or even flake off. It’s even worse when I’m swimming and it comes off pretty much right away. Does anyone have any (preferably drugstore) mascara recommendations that will stay on my face and look amazing even when I’m swimming (or crying? 😂)
I love shopping baller on a budget 😂
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I love benefits bad gal & Gucci l’obscur but both of them smudge under my eyes if I wear them for more then a few hours. Looking through the app, many waterproof mascaras don’t have great reviews or they’re brands I’ve never tried anything from before.
Not Sephora but the Heroine Japanese brand mascara will not budge! It's amazing, you can easily buy off Amazon. You need a god eye makeup remover. The blue Sephora collection eye makeup remover works great for it.
this doesn’t smudge and a little product holds lashes up really nicely throughout the day! Emphasis on having a good eye makeup remover
I get panda eyes from virtually any non-tubing mascara and my personal favorite is Thrive. Tried Caliray, but it’s a much more natural look than Thrive and was much harder to remove.
I find the Caliray somewhat easy to remove using micellar water.
clio lash kill
easier to find + biggest lashes: lancôme monseiur big
I got recommended Caliray Come Hell or High Water on here as a replacement for my discontinued HG. It’s been fantastic and has held up through several rainstorms, misty or humid weather, and multiple 24hr shifts.
I absolutely love this mascara. I actually prefer to buy it in the mini size because I find it easier to apply and the full sized tube got kinda gunky on me pretty quickly.
Yup, this mascara is amazing. I have recommended it several times on this sub because it is one of the few products I've ever tried that lives up to its claims!
Thrive
I got a new job (yay!) and have started wearing makeup more often again. Part of the job entails being outside for several hours, and ALL of my makeup has been holding up fine-- except for my mascara (and maybe eyeliner.) There are times where I need to be in the heat for an entire shift, but I have noticed my waterproof mascara running even before I sweat. Admittedly, I haven't shopped around too much, but I have already dropped $$ on 2 different mascaras, and I don't want to waste more on something that doesn't work for me. (': So does anyone know of a tried and true mascara that will stand the heat? or any way to make what I already bought last longer? I am willing to spend good money on something reliable, as I do not want to be known to my coworkers as a racoon.
Ty in advace for helping out. 🥺
Came here to say this! Went back to normal mascara after years of waterproof after I discovered this
I have also tried various waterproof mascaras that weren’t even that waterproof, only with the Mascara Fixer!
I agree 100%! Have worn this mascara swimming, showering and unless I use the remover I can't get it off!
Do you find it smudges at all while swimming?? I find even waterproof mascaras give me panda eyes after swimming
I am ride or die for the L'Oréal Voluminous waterproof formula. It was the only thing that survived on my face during an August Disney trip. That's hardcore.
Came here to say Maybelline Great Lash waterproof holds up for me even when swimming! No running or flaking, I have to remove it with waterproof micellar water
Etude’s mascara fixer makes my mascara completely water/smudge proof and is the only thing that can make my lashes hold a curl all day, even with a mask on. Can’t recommend it enough!
Unfortunately Maybelline Waterproof smudges on me 😭
I love Clinique lash power mascara!!!! I have one eye that always tears up ( joys of getting older). This mascara does not smudge!!!! I sometimes don’t wash my face before going to bed. Mascara not smudged. You need to wash your face and then gently remove the moist gooey mascara from your lashes.
I use the Maybelline Sky High waterproof mascara. That stuff is NO joke. I wear it when I expect a possibility of crying or rain, it never fails me.
This is the answer! It has changed my mascara game! And I love that I can use any mascara I want for a different look and know it will stay put.
Maybelline Butterfly Waterproof mascara!! It never ran in the hot heat of Phoenix summers when I was working outside for hours. Doesn’t even flake until long into the second day of wear if you’re bad and don’t take it off at night. Doesn’t smudge even after a shower if you don’t rub it. Amazon link
Ok everyone. I have tried probably 6 waterproof mascaras this summer and they’ve all let me down with raccoon eyes by midday.
Seriously, what brand do you all use for summer sweating? I mean I’m looking for all day lasting, no smudging, lashes.
A really big thing to understand, that I did not understand for a very long time. Is that if you have lashes that touch the tops of your cheekbones, then they pick up on the oils on your skin. And depending on the formula and your oils, your oils might break down the formula used for that mascara.
So many many people can say oh this mascara is best or this one or this one, or an expensive one or a cheap one. And that could be very true for them!!!
But what you really need is one that doesn’t break down when it encounters your bodies particular oil/sweat etc.
I searched high. I searched low. I bought Dior, I got whatever the green and pink bottle is… And then one day I ran across Elizabeth Mott’ “It’s So Big” - 13 or $14 on Amazon. I never ever have raccoon eyes from my mascara again.
Sometimes my pencil starts to slide, but never from the mascara. It is now my holy Grail.
The search was long, the search was expensive, but by God I’m so glad. It was so goddamn embarrassing all the time.
Anyway, I wish you well. Just understand that your oils and sweat, no matter how great/expensive the mascara could be, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t stand up to your own oil and sweat.
Cheers!
Is it water proof
Well said.
"Elizabeth Mott"
Oh, thank you for the correction. I have started my happy hour already. ;).
ETUDE Curl Fixe Mascara and ROMAND Han All Fix Mascara are my favorites. You can cry and wipe your eyes, it won't move or transfer. I actually went to the swiming pool with the Etude, it was perfect even after 2 hours in the water ! You will need a cleansing oil to remise them.
Try the Essence Lash Princess False Lash Waterproof Mascara for reliable, all-day wear without smudging, perfect for combating summer sweat and raccoon eyes.
Peripera Ink Mascara is a personal favorite!! I’ve used the full volume and long lash, both formulas won’t budge!
The boss absolutely loves Rodial XXL Mascara! Its waterproof formula stays put all day, the color is deep and vibrant, and there's zero smudging. Perfect for any look, any time of day and any temperature!
best waterproof mascara
Key Considerations for Choosing Waterproof Mascara:
Longevity: Look for formulas that promise all-day wear without smudging or flaking. Many waterproof mascaras are designed to withstand sweat, tears, and humidity.
Brush Type: The shape and bristle type of the brush can affect application and volume. A thicker brush can add volume, while a thinner brush may help with lengthening and separation.
Removal: Waterproof mascaras can be tough to remove. Consider a formula that is easy to take off with a gentle makeup remover or micellar water to avoid damaging your lashes.
Ingredients: Check for nourishing ingredients like vitamin E or natural oils that can help condition your lashes while providing waterproof benefits.
Volume vs. Length: Decide whether you want a mascara that focuses more on volume, length, or both, as different products cater to different needs.
Recommendations:
Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof Mascara: Known for its volumizing formula and hourglass-shaped brush, it provides dramatic lashes that last all day.
L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara: A budget-friendly option that offers great volume and length, with a soft, feathery finish.
Clinique High Impact Waterproof Mascara: This option is great for sensitive eyes, providing a natural look while being easy to remove with the right makeup remover.
Choosing the right waterproof mascara depends on your specific needs, such as the desired look and ease of removal. Always consider doing a patch test if you have sensitive eyes.
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